By 2008, he was firmly established in the Royals' rotation and by 2009, had won the AL Cy Young Award. Greinke was Kansas City's sixth-overall pick in the 2002 draft, and quickly shot through the minors as a top-100 prospect. In selling Greinke, the Royals received Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain, Jake Odorizzi, and Jeremy Jeffress. The Milwaukee Brewers were the buyers here, receiving two years of ace starting pitcher Zack Greinke, a season of infielder Yuniesky Betancourt, and $2 million in cash considerations. This is instead just an attempt to get one step closer to accounting for each team's considerations at the time of a trade. Without an obvious "good way" to measure this concept, and having it be a factor that likely varies from team to team, these aren't scientific. Practically speaking, this means that adding 1.0 WAR to a roster in 2011 is as valuable as adding 1.33 WAR to a 2012 roster, or 1.82 WAR to a 2013 roster. This time, I'm introducing rudimentary weights to the process. Previously, I've mentioned this concern without actually depreciating the value of wins in future years.
#MILWAUKEE BREWERS TRANSACTIONS SERIES#
The "initial decision" is defined as the value produced by players on each side of the transaction during whatever period of team control remained at the time of the trade.Ī frequent problem with this Trade Retrospective series is that the teams receiving major league pieces ("the buyers") are often aware that they are sacrificing future wins for present wins, the latter of which are seen as more valuable. With the addition of players like Lorenzo Cain and Alcides Escobar, the Royals formed a core that would take the team to repeat World Series, winning one, in 20.Īs always, only the initial decision is considered in this evaluation, and not later moves involving the same players that impact the perception of the original trade. Looking to add a front-line starter to their revamped rotation, Milwaukee paid handsomely to pry Zack Greinke from Kansas City. Five off-seasons ago, a blockbuster six-player trade occurred between the Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers, involving numerous pieces that remain relevant entering the 2016 season.
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